Tongue pad



Dec. 13, 1938. s. E.y SCHWARTZ TAL 2,139,858

TONGUE PAD Filed March 13, 1936 4 NvENT-ons. moar E. Shwarz.

Se 5o ATTO Q N EV Patented Dec. 13, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TONGUE PAD Application March 13, 1936, Serial No. 68,651

2 Claims.

This invention relates to tongue pads for shoes. The tongue pad contemplated by this invention is adapted for application on the underside of the shoe tongue, ,and may function as and for the following purposes:

1. As a cushion for a boney or tender instep.

2. As a cushion where the lace of a shoe would cut into the instep.

3. Where the tongue would overlap under the shoe vamp forming a ridge. In this instance the cushion or pad will cover the tongue and prevent the ridge from causing any irritation.

4. When the instep is caused to drop due to a metatarsal ailment, the lacing of the shoe will come together. In this instance the cushion or pad will function to ll in the space brought about by such condition, thus giving the lacing the desired leverage which in turn prevents the shoe from slipping at the heel.

5. Preventing discomforture due to the eyelets of the shoe where the tongue is thin.

6. Overcoming annoying and painful irritation by preventing the formation of wrinkles or doubling up of the tongue.

Itis an object of this invention of providing as a new article of manufacture a simple, ei'licient and economical cushion or pad adapted to be readily attached to the underside of the tongue of a shoe and capable of accomplishing the above purposes.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a device of the aforementioned character with edges formed in such manner as to prevent discomture and irritation of the same when in use.

It is a further object of this invention to provide such device with means at its further end for preventing bunching of the material at that point when applied to a shoe.

The above several purposes, advantages and objects are attained by the novel design, construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, constituting a feature of this disclosure, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a shoe-tongue pad made in accordance with the invention, showing the same mounted on a piece of fabric ready for sale.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the invention in a modied form.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of same.

Fig. 4 is a sectional side view taken through the tongue and cushion or pad, the shoe being shown in phantom outline.

Fig. 5 is a view of a shoe tongue folded back (Cl. 3G-54) to show the attached cushion or pad, the shoe being shown in phantom outline.

Fig. 6 is an inside view of the lower part of the device shown in Fig. 5.

In the drawing:

The shoe I0 has the conventional tongue II fastened at its lower edge I2 by stitches I3 in the usual manner.

The tongue cushion or pad isv made of suitable soft, preferably somewhat resilient material, such as for example, Wool felt provided at its bottom surface 25 with suitable adhesive material I5. The adhesive may be a tacky zinc oxide composition, such as is commonly used in conjunction with adhesive plaster or a gum or glue requiring the application of moisture to make it tacky for adhesive purposes. The sides I9, 20 of the pad are tapered and the corners 2 I, 22 curved, to conform substantially to the contour of the shoe tongue. The corners 23, 24 may also be curved.

The margins or edges of pad I4 are skived or bevelled on the top face 26 of the pad (opposite its adhesive face 25) as at II, to eliminate cause of eventual irritation by preventing any sharp edge contacting the foot.

The narrow end I2 of the pad, which would be on the inside of the shoe II] or at the lower end of the shoe tongue II when applied is preferably notched or cut-out, such asf at I8, to prevent bunching of the pad at this point.

In the manufacture of the article, the felt, which is obtained in rolls, is backed up with the adhesive and then placed on a suitable backing such as crinoline.

The pad is then stamped out by means of a suitable die and skived to provide the bevel or slanting edges. The crinoline backing prevents the adhesive from causing the material to stick to the stamping machine or one pad sticking to another during orV after the cutting operation. This backing is then removed and the pads, preferably in pairs, placed upon a piece of crinoline or other suitable material of larger area than the pads to facilitate removing the same for use.

While we have here shown what we believe to be simple and efiicient forms of the invention it is to be understood that numerous alterations in the details of construction such as may be developed through the exigencies of use may be resorted to without transcending the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. As a new article of manufacture a shoetongue pad comprising a substantially soft resilient base having tapering sides and rounded corners, an adhesive on the bottom face of said base, beveiled margins on the top face of said base, said base having a notch at its narrower end, and a piece of fabric of larger area than the base, said base being mounted on said fabric.

2. As a new article of manufacture a shoe tongue pad comprising a substantially soft resilient one-piece base having tapering sides and rounded corners, an adhesive on the bottom face of said base, bevelled margins on the top face of said base, said base having a notch at its narrower end, and Woven textile fabric, said base being removably and adhesively mounted on said 5 fabric.

SEYMOUR E. SCHWARTZ. SOLOMON E. SCHWARTZ. 

